Title 3, AGRICULTURE

The department may develop voluntary aquacultural marketing programs. The department may request nominal payment by participants to cover costs of these programs.

(a) Development of plan.--The department shall develop a plan to promote and develop aquacultural industry in this Commonwealth. Economic development and exportation of products from this Commonwealth shall be components of this plan. The advisory committee shall advise the depar…

(a) Establishment and composition.--The Aquaculture Advisory Committee is hereby established as a departmental advisory board within the department. The advisory committee shall consist of 21 members of whom the following 12 shall be members ex officio: (1) The secretary. (2) The…

The department shall cooperate with the Pennsylvania Agricultural Statistics Service to compile biennially a survey of this Commonwealth's aquacultural industry. Persons licensed under sections 4220 (relating to registration for artificial propagation) and 4222 (relating to regis…

(a) Establishment of account.--There is hereby established a separate account in the State Treasury to be known as the Aquaculture Development Account. Moneys in this account shall be used to stimulate the growth of the aquacultural industry in this Commonwealth. (b) Sources of f…

(a) Species.--The commission shall determine which species of fish are allowed to be propagated in each watershed. On or before January 31 of each year, the commission shall supply the department a current list of species approved for propagation and the conditions under which ea…

(a) Application.--Application to register for artificial propagation shall be made on forms, prepared by the department, which relate to the size, character and purpose of the facility to be used for propagation. The species of fish to be propagated and each separate propagation …

(a) Sale of certain species.-- (1) Only species of fish approved for propagation and stocking under section 4219 (relating to permissible propagation) taken from waters wholly within this Commonwealth or legally taken in waters outside of this Commonwealth and received in interst…

(a) Registration for dealing.--A resident or nonresident who does not propagate live aquatic animal species but deals in those species shall register with the department. The department may register applicants upon receipt of a written application signed by the applicant and the …

(a) Prohibited propagation.--Except for hobby breeders, artificial propagation of any species of fish is limited to those who have registered under section 4220 (relating to registration for artificial propagation). Artificial propagation by anyone, whether or not registered, is …

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Agricultural Commodities Marketing Act.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Agricultural commodity." Agricultural, aquacultural, horticultural, viticultural and dairy products, livestock and the …

(a) Administration and enforcement of chapter.--Subject to the provisions contained in this chapter, the secretary shall administer and enforce the provisions of this chapter and shall have and shall exercise all administrative powers necessary to effectuate the purposes of this …

(a) Establishment of commodity marketing board.-- (1) Each marketing program issued pursuant to this chapter shall provide for the establishment of a commodity marketing board, which shall have primary decision-making authority relative to marketing contracts and other projects i…

Subject to the legislative restrictions and limitations set forth in this chapter, any marketing program issued by the secretary pursuant to this chapter may contain any or all of the following provisions: (1) Provisions for the establishment of plans for advertising and sales pr…

(a) Referendum required.--No marketing program or amendment thereto shall become effective unless and until the secretary determines by a referendum whether or not the affected producers assent to the proposed action. (b) Majority vote.--The secretary shall conduct the referendum…

Subject to approval of the appropriate commodity marketing board, the secretary shall suspend or terminate any marketing program or any provisions of any marketing program whenever the secretary finds that the provisions or program does not tend to effectuate this chapter within …

(a) Review.--Every five years the secretary shall call a referendum of affected producers within each agricultural commodity group for which a marketing program exists to determine whether or not a majority of those voting still desire a marketing program. (b) Referendum on amend…

Upon the issuance of any marketing program or any suspension, amendment or termination thereof, a notice shall be published in a newspaper of general circulation published in the capital of the Commonwealth and in such other newspapers as the secretary may prescribe. No program o…

(a) General rule.--Any marketing program issued pursuant to this chapter shall provide for the collection of fees to defray the necessary expenses incurred in the formation, issuance, administration and enforcement of the marketing program and shall include the amount, time, meth…

The secretary shall, with the advice of the commodity marketing board, make and promulgate rules and regulations as may be necessary to effectuate this chapter and to enforce the provisions of any marketing program, all of which shall have the force and effect of law. The secreta…

Prior to the issuance of any marketing program, the secretary may require the applicant therefor to deposit an amount as the secretary may deem necessary to defray the expense of preparing and making the marketing program effective. Funds shall be received, deposited and disburse…

The provisions of this chapter are severable. If any provision of this chapter or its application to any person or circumstance is held invalid, the invalidity shall not affect other provisions or applications of this chapter which can be given effect without the invalid provisio…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Pennsylvania Preferred Act.

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Agricultural commodity." Any of the following: (1) Agricultural, apicultural, aquacultural, horticultural, floricultura…

The department may take all actions necessary and appropriate to acquire, create, establish, register, maintain, license, promote and protect a Pennsylvania Preferred® trademark or Pennsylvania Preferred Organic® trademark for use on or in connection with the sale, marketing or p…

A qualified entity shall meet at least one of the following requirements to become a licensee: (1) Be a person that produces an agricultural commodity or an organic agricultural commodity: (i) that is entirely harvested from a Pennsylvania location or is grown at a Pennsylvania l…

(a) Department authority to enter into trademark license agreements.-- (1) The department may enter into a trademark license agreement with a qualified entity. (2) The department shall establish the terms and conditions under which a person may be licensed to use the Pennsylvania…

(a) General rule.-- (1) A qualified entity may apply to be licensed to use the Pennsylvania Preferred® trademark or Pennsylvania Preferred Organic® trademark. (2) An application shall be on a form prepared by the department and shall require identification information and other i…

Reimbursement of costs are as follows: (1) The department may charge a licensee for costs incurred by the department in connection with that licensee's participation in any activity, trade show, exhibition or other promotional event conducted or facilitated by the department. A c…

(a) Establishment.--There is established in the State Treasury a special fund which shall be an interest-bearing restricted revenue account to be known as the Pennsylvania Preferred® Trademark and Pennsylvania Preferred Organic® Trademark Licensing Fund. The following money shall…

In addition to any other remedy available at law or in equity for a violation of a provision of this chapter or a trademark license agreement established under this chapter, the department may assess a civil penalty upon the person responsible for the violation. The civil penalty…

In addition to any other remedies provided for under this chapter, the department or the Attorney General, at the request of the department, may initiate, in the court of common pleas in Dauphin County, an action in equity for an injunction to restrain violations of this chapter …

The department shall promulgate rules and regulations necessary to promote the efficient, uniform and Statewide administration of this chapter. For two years from the effective date of this section, the department shall have the power and authority to promulgate, adopt and use gu…

The purpose of this subchapter is to: (1) Benefit qualified veterans and qualified veteran business entities that are licensed by the department under Subchapter B (relating to Pennsylvania Preferred® Program) by allowing and encouraging the use of other trademarks or descriptive…

2023 Repeal. Section 4632 was repealed November 1, 2023, P.L.148, No.21, effective in 60 days.

(a) Encouragement of participation.--The department shall promote participation under this subchapter by qualified veterans and qualified veteran business entities and shall conduct outreach and education efforts to encourage and facilitate veteran participation. (b) Coordination…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Crop Insurance Act.

The purpose of this chapter is to establish a program within the department to encourage producers of agricultural commodities to purchase Federal crop insurance and adopt risk management practices and to provide crop insurance financial assistance, subject to the availability of…

The following words and phrases when used in this chapter shall have the meanings given to them in this section unless the context clearly indicates otherwise: "Agricultural commodity." Any of the following, transported or intended to be transported in commerce: (1) Agricultural,…

The department shall establish a program to educate producers on the benefits of Federal crop insurance and risk management practices. The program shall promote the purchase of Federal crop insurance and may provide financial assistance to eligible producers to partially offset F…

(a) Administration of chapter.--Subject to the conditions contained in this chapter, the department shall administer this chapter and shall exercise all administrative powers necessary to effectuate the purposes of this chapter, including, but not limited to, drafting and enterin…

The department may provide crop insurance financial assistance to eligible producers for Federal crop insurance in an amount up to 10% of the cost of the insurance premiums in years in which funds are appropriated or made available to the department. If sufficient funds are not a…

The department is authorized to use funds specifically appropriated by the General Assembly for the purposes of this chapter and any funds, contributions or payments which may be made available to the department by another State agency, the Federal Government or any public or pri…

The department shall submit annually to the chairman and minority chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the Senate and the chairman and minority chairman of the Agriculture and Rural Affairs Committee of the House of Representatives a report that provides det…

This chapter shall be known and may be cited as the Agricultural Business Development Center Act.